Added to Creative Stoke, 10th November 2009

New! 10.11.09
Job: A Product Designer (Furniture) is required at the University of Wolverhampton. This is a forty-week funded post for someone who will embed a professional design capability in Spaceoasis Ltd — based in Telford, Shropshire — and review products, materials and markets to develop a new strategic design policy, innovative designs and mass customisation. You should have a 1st or 2:1 degree or post graduate degree in Product Design, Furniture Design or related subject. Deadline: 20th November 2009 at 12 noon. Full details can be found via www2.wlv.ac.uk/pers/jobs.

New! 10.11.09
Job: A Creative Co-Ordinator is required at the University of Wolverhampton. You’ll identify creative craft concepts for the retail and educational marketplace, create innovative packaging solutions, and bring design concepts to market. You’ll produce media content for publications and communications, including photography of products in use, as well as online video content. You should have a 1st or 2:1 degree in Design or a related subject. Deadline: 20th November 2009 at 12 noon. Further details can be found at www.ktponline.org.uk

New! 10.11.09
Should you want to venture up into the nearby Peak District before the snow settles in, the 5th Peak Festival starts on 27th November 2009 and is offering the chance to hear talks from a variety of independent authors, particularly those who have gone through the process of writing and publishing their life stories. More details at the website.

New! 10.11.09
Want to be a theatre producer? There’s a rare chance in the West Midlands to attend a starter training workshop for creative theatre producers. Maverick Theatre and the Birmingham Rep (in Birmingham city-centre) is running the workshop on Saturday 21st November 2009. It will look at… “everything needed to put on a show or start a production or theatre company, from the local pub, to a national tour, to the West End of London.” See the Maverick Theatre website for more details.

New! 10.11.09
BBC Radio Stoke is having a rare Open Day, on Sunday 22nd November 2009, from 10am – 3.15pm. The tour will take about 45 minutes, and booking is essential. You can book a place on: 03709 011227.